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Exploits of a midnight traveler (part 9)

Everything in me, wanted to jump over the barrier that separated the walkways from the water. If only to drown away the emotions from the day. I could still smell the acrid stench of smoke hanging on my clothes. I could still see Ms. Cold Smile’s grin taunting my subconscious, as she fell to her death.

Just what the hell had Lila been hiding? Peering down at the paper I noted the address, which may have been in a foreign language, for all my knowledge of the area. The bustling of people around me hadn’t slowed, though it was near nightfall. Perhaps, if I could manage to be brave enough, I could find someone willing to help me.

The faces around me all had the same thing in common. They were unfamiliar, and I knew one thing. I was low on money, and I had nothing to prove I was who I said I was. Damn. I turned to face the water, resting my elbows on the wall, and buried my face in my hands.

“What the Hell am I to do?” I said aloud. I felt something hard jab into my back, and Mr. Mercedes voice slithered like a snake to my ears.

“Well, you can start by coming with me, and not making a fuss… You see… Killing a man in broad daylight is minuscule compared to setting off a bomb in a building full of innocent people. Have I made my point?”

“Damn.” I muttered, and nodded my head up and down. “How the Hell did you find me anyway?”

“Wasn’t hard. You came running from that building like ants from an ant hill. Did you really think it would be that easy to be rid of me?” I shook my head ‘no.’ “Which leads me to ask…” He glared at me.

“What?” I responded indignantly.

“ Was there a lady assassin in there with you? Sexy? Lethal?”

“Yeah..” I paused. “She didn’t last long.” The look on his face was one of total surprise.

“You mean.. They got to her?”

“Actually, I would say ‘you’ did. That nifty little bomb you planted sent her plummeting to her death.” I waited to see the look on his face. He stepped back from me at that moment and then, for no reason at all, started chuckling.

Mr. Mercedes laughed and laughed, tears coming out of his eyes. His cheeks reddened from the blood flow. Had he absolutely lost it?

“Oh, oh… I’m sorry. What a way to go…”He paused for a minute, regaining his composure. “Well, that takes care of that, I guess. One less person for me to deal with.” He was still chuckling, and without warning, yanked the paper with the address out of my hand. He quickly flashed the barrel of his gun at me. I nodded my understanding. “Well then, let’s go, shall we? Things to do and people to kill.” He said jovially.

Angelique Anderson was born and raised in Kalispell, Montana where she discovered a passion for writing at an early age. In a home with abuse and alcoholism and a mentally ill father, writing poetry and short stories helped her to escape reality which she carried into adulthood. She wrote her first book in 2012 and since then she has written a Christian fantasy trilogy for young adults, titled The Redemption Series, her life story entitled Little Lost Girl: The complete series, as well as a science fiction novel, Eden's Serum and she won a Reader's Favorite award for Little Lost Girl. Angelique currently home schools four little girls, has a love for comic-cons and cosplay, and writes full-time from home.
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